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Reported here is a case of native valve infective endocarditis in which Staphylococcus lugdunensis was isolated from blood cultures as well as from the mitral valve. It is suggested that tube coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures of patients with infective endocarditis be considered carefully for possible clinical significance. The use of the ornithine carboxylase test as a simple screening method for identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis is recommended.
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Wasserman, E., Lombard, L. & Walzl, G. Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis in a Young, Previously Healthy Female. EJCMID 18, 289–291 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050279
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050279